ballasts

1000Bulbs.com now offers direct plug-in T8 LED Light Bulbs. These direct plug-in lamps are easy to install into existing lampholders, requiring no electrical rewiring and no need to change the ballast. Continue Reading →

In “Understanding LED Drivers,” readers can find more in-depth information about LED driver technology, including an explanation of internal and external drivers, tips for choosing drivers, when to replace them and much more. Continue Reading →

Unless you’re an electrician, you’ve probably never changed a ballast. Chances are, when your garage fixture or kitchen light went out, you changed the bulbs, and when that didn’t work, you went to an overpriced hardware store and bought a… Continue Reading →

The third and final part in a series about life hours and how you can use this spec to inform your purchase and maximize the life of your bulbs. – If you’re a lighting nerd like most of us at… Continue Reading →

Electronic HID ballasts are a growing part of the market. These units combine the capacitor, ignitor, and mounting brackets into a single unit along with the ballast itself. There are advantages to this design that many companies are starting to… Continue Reading →